Village Bene: travel guide online to Bene

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General information about Bene

The small Transcarpathian village of Bene (in Soviet times - Dobrosillya) is located 15 kilometers east of Berehove, near the Hungarian border. Most of the population is Hungarian, which is clearly reflected in the style of rural architecture.

The village has been known since 1269. The Gothic Church of the Heart of Jesus (XIV century) has been preserved - an architectural monument of national significance.

The village of Bene is also famous for its century-old wine cellars. Local wines and palenka can be tasted in some private houses, whose owners specialize in winemaking.

This area is considered the warmest in Transcarpathia.

Маленьке закарпатське село Бене (в радянські часи - Добросілля) розташоване в 15 кілометрах на схід Берегового, поблизу угорського кордону. Велика частина населення - угорці, що яскраво відображено в стилі сільської архітектури.

Село відоме з 1269 року. Зберігся готичний костел Серця Ісуса (XIV століття) - пам'ятка архітектури національного значення.

Також село Бене славиться своїми столітніми винними підвалами. Місцеві вина та паленку можна скуштувати в деяких приватних будинках, господарі яких спеціалізуються на виноробстві.

Ця місцевість вважається найтеплішою на Закарпатті.

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Heart of Jesus Church

Temple , Architecture

The Gothic Church of the Heart of Jesus in the village of Bene is an architectural monument of national importance.

The first written mention of the church, located on the main road on the right bank of the Borzhava River, is found in 1333, but most likely it was an older structure, on the site of which the monumental stone Catholic Church of the Heart of Jesus was built at the end of the 14th century.

The temple probably had defensive significance, as the small windows of the massive tower look like loopholes, the northern wall of the temple has no windows at all, and the rest of the walls have small pointed windows. The single-nave basilica is reinforced with buttresses.

In 1593, the villagers joined the reformed faith, the church was rebuilt.

In the 70s of the 17th century, the temple was reconstructed after the destruction during the Poles' suppression of Prince Ferents Rakotsi rebellion. As a result of the last reconstruction of the 19th century, the tower, which was originally in the form of a Gothic spire, was rebuilt in the Baroque style with a central decorative lantern.

In 1999, restoration was carried out by Hungarian masters, which returned almost the original Gothic style to the temple. The roof of the building, as well as the buttresses, are covered with shingles (wooden tiles).

The Church of the Heart of Jesus is active

Ferentsa Rakotsi Street, 74